Venus Williams, the last remaining U.S. player in singles, fell to Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky in the fourth round

The second week of the French Open began with a goodbye: All the American singles players are gone.

Venus Williams, the last remaining American in singles, was beaten by Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 in the fourth round. Williams, 36 years old, was making her 20th appearance at the Open, a record. She has never won the...